Skyrim Grandma Passes Major YouTube Milestone and Gets Gold Play Button
Shirley Curry, better known as Skyrim Grandma, has made a name for herself on YouTube. The 85-year-old YouTuber regularly uploads videos of herself playing Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, starting each video with her catchphrase, «Good morning, grandkids.» Curry's exploits in the land of Skyrim have made her a gaming celebrity, with her popularity enough to convince Bethesda to immortalize her as an NPC in the upcoming Elder Scrolls 6.
Curry's YouTube career has really taken off since her first video playing Skyrim was uploaded six years ago. Curry has now managed to surpass 1 million subscribers on YouTube, and as a result, YouTube has sent her a gold Play Button. A gold Play Button is one of the highest accolades one can achieve on YouTube, but there are other trophies Curry can still obtain. 10 million subscribers gets YouTubers a Diamond Play Button, while 50 million sees YouTube send out a special award based on that creator's channel. The highest accolade is 100 million subscribers in the form of the Red Diamond Creator Award, though only four YouTube channels in existence have managed to earn it so far.
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As Curry's YouTube channel continues to grow, fans can expect her to keep sharing her Skyrim adventures as well as some personal details about her life. Unfortunately, Curry recently suffered a stroke, which caused her to forget how to play Skyrim for a while. Curry received an outpouring of support from fans following this incident, with Bethesda even sending her a gift package full of Elder Scrolls goodies.
Curry has become a prominent figure in the Skyrim community, to the point where she was asked to speak at a PAX East panel
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